https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8973-526XNames for this agent
- Dr. Breda M. Zimkus
- Breda M. Zimkus (preferred)
- Zimkus, B. M. (author)
- B. M. Zimkus (second author)
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- None to other agents
- None from other agents
- Herp (619 records) in years 2005-2017
- Cryo (267 records) in years 2002-2011
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Collecting Event Map
- Amphibia: Arthroleptidae (161 records) in years 2004-2011
- Amphibia: Bufonidae (61 records) in years 2002-2017
- Amphibia: Hemisidae (1 record) in year 2002
- Amphibia: Hyperolidae (162 records) in years 2002-2011
- Amphibia: Leptodactylidae (2 records) in year 2007
- Amphibia: Microhylidae (3 records) in years 2005-2007
- Amphibia: Pipidae (12 records) in years 2005-2011
- Amphibia: Ranidae (435 records) in years 2002-2011
- Amphibia: [no family] (44 records) in years 2002-2011
- Reptilia: Agamidae (2 records) in year 2011
- Reptilia: Gekkonidae (2 records) in year 2011
- Reptilia: Gerrhosauridae (1 record) in year 2011
- Herp (8 records) in year 2007
- 924 identifications for 786 Herpetology cataloged items
- 363 identifications for 322 Cryogenic cataloged items
- sex for 46 Herpetology specimens
- snout-vent length for 3 Herpetology specimens
- age class for 26 Herpetology specimens
- Associated MCZ Collection for 2729 Cryogenic specimens
- age class for 3 Cryogenic specimens
- Zimkus, B. M. and V. Gvozdik. 2013. Sky Islands of the Cameroon volcanic line: a diversification hot spot for puddle frogs (Phrynobatrachidae: Phrynobatrachus). Zoologica Scripta 42(6):591–611. 37 citations
- Zimkus, B. M. 2009. Biogeographical analysis of Cameroonian puddle frogs and description of a new species of Phrynobatrachus (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) endemic to Mount Oku, Cameroon. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 157:795–813. 44 citations
- Zimkus, B. M. and J. G. Larson. 2012. Xenopus pygmaeus: Geographic distribution (Gabon). Herpetological Review 43: 99. 1 citation
- Larson, J. G. and B. M. Zimkus. 2023. Detailed description and observations of the tadpole of Amnirana albolabris (Anura: Ranidae) from southeastern Gabon. African Journal of Herpetology :1–8. doi:10.1080/21564574.2023.2191598. 3 citations
- Dolinay, M., T. Nečas, B. M. Zimkus, A. Schmitz, E. B. Fokam, E. M. Lemmon, A. R. Lemmon, V. Gvoždík. 2021. Gene flow in phylogenomics: Sequence capture resolves species limits and biogeography of Afromontane forest endemic frogs from the Cameroon Highlands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 163(2021)(107258):1–19. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107258. 55 citations
- Zimkus, B. M., M.-O. Rödel, and A. Hillers. 2010. Complex patterns of continental speciation: molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of sub-Saharan puddle frogs (Phrynobatrachus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55(3):883–900. 64 citations
- Uyeda, J. C., R. C. Drewes, and B. M. Zimkus. 2007. The California Academy of Sciences Gulf of Guinea Expedition (2001, 2006) VI. A new species of Phrynobatrachus from the Gulf of Guinea Islands and a reanalysis of Phrynobatrachus dispar and P. feae (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 58(18):371–389. 8 citations
- Larson, J. G. and B. M. Zimkus. 2018. Preliminary assessment of the frog assemblages from sites adjacent to three national Parks in Gabon. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 13(1):240–256. 119 citations
- Zimkus, B. M. and S. Schick. 2010. Light at the end of the tunnel: insights into the molecular systematics of East African puddle frogs (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae). Systematics and Biodiversity 8(1):39–47. 22 citations
- Zimkus, B. M., L. P. Lawson, M. F. Barej, C. D. Barratt, A. Channing, K. M. Dash, J. M. Dehling, L. H. Du Preez, P.-S. Gehring, E. Greenbaum, V. Gvoždík, J. Harvey, J. Kielgast, C. Kusumba, Z. T. Nagy, M. Pabijan, J. Penner, M.-O. Rödel, M. Vences, S. Lötters. 2017. Leapfrogging into new territory: How Mascarene ridged frogs diversified across Africa and Madagascar to maintain their ecological niche. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 106:254–269. 7 citations
- Zimkus, B. M. and J. G. Larson. 2011. Examination of the molecular relationships of sand frogs (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Tomopterna) and resurrection of two species from the Horn of Africa. Zootaxa 2933:27–45. 6 citations
- Zimkus, B. M. and J. G. Larson. 2013. Assessment of the amphibians of Bateke Plateau National Park, Gabon, including results of chytrid pathogen tests. Salamandra 49(3):159–170. 8 citations
- Zimkus, B. M. and D. C. Blackburn. 2008. Distinguishing features of the sub-Saharan frog genera Arthroleptis and Phrynobatrachus: a short guide for field and museum researchers. Breviora 513:1–12. Supplement Breviora_2008_0513_2421_supp.pdf 340 citations
- Pickersgill, M., B. M. Zimkus, and Raw, L. R. G. 2017. A new species of Phrynobatrachus (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from the Eastern Arc Mountians of Tanzania. Zootaxa 4350(1):151–163. 11 citations
- Larson, J. G. and B. M. Zimkus. 2015. Geographic distribution: Phrynobatrachus ogoensis (Ogoou River frog). Herpetological Review 46(1): 57.
- Zimkus, B. M., V. Baláž, A. M. Belasen, R. C. Bell, A. Channing, J. Doumbia, E. B. Fokam, L. N. Gonwouo, E. Greenbaum, V. Gvoždík, M. Hirschfeld, K. Jackson, T. Y. James, C. Kusamba, J. G. Larson, L.-B. Mavoungou, M.-O. Rödel, A.-G. Zassi-Boulou, J. Penner. 2020. Chytrid Pathogen (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in African Amphibians: A Continental Analysis of Occurrences and Modeling of Its Potential Distribution. Herpetologica 76(2):201–215. 126 citations
- Greenwood, L., S. P. Loader, L. P. Lawson, E. Greenbaum, B. M. Zimkus. 2020. A new species of Phrynobatrachus (Amphibia: Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from the Northern Mountains of Tanzania. Journal of Natural History:1–24. doi: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1757171. 21 citations
- Hillers, A., B. M. Zimkus, and M.-O. Rödel. 2008. A new species of Phrynobatrachus (Amphibia: Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from north-western Guinea, West Africa. Zootaxa 1815:43–50. 1 citation
- Zimkus, B. M. 2011. Description of the tadpole of Amietophrynus brauni (Anura: Bufonidae) from the West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania. African Journal of Herpetology 60(1):70–77. doi: 10.1080/21564574.2010.542776. 3 citations